How BJP's well-oiled vote machine breached Mamata's Bengal fortressThe Bharatiya Janata Party achieved a significant victory in the West Bengal Assembly elections. Their campaign focused on booth-level orga...
05 May, 2026, 02.38 PM IST
"Not democracy but TMC's reign of terror": Rahul Gandhi condems killing of Congress worker Debdeep ChatterjeeRahul Gandhi and the West Bengal Congress have strongly condemned the alleged murder of Congress worker Debdeep Chatterjee. They claim TMC-...
26 Apr, 2026, 11.24 AM IST
TMC files complaint against BJP for allegedly arranging free Special Trains from Surat to West Bengal ahead of pollsIn a letter addressed to the Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal, TMC MP Derek O' Brien claimed that the BJP, including its Gujarat Unit, ...
22 Apr, 2026, 02.43 PM IST
Rajasthan SIR 2026 complete, EC publishes final voter list with over 5.15 crore electorsRajasthan's electoral rolls have been updated. The Election Commission published the final list with over 5.15 crore voters. This revision ...
21 Feb, 2026, 02.35 PM IST
Bihar Chief Electoral Officer refutes allegations of duplicate voters in draft rolls, calls report 'speculative and premature'Bihar's Chief Electoral Officer denies reports of widespread voter duplication. The CEO calls the claims premature. Draft rolls are open fo...
31 Aug, 2025, 04.06 PM IST
EC vs Rahul Gandhi: Submit declaration on voter list claims, poll body writes to Congress MP; asks for proofThe Maharashtra Chief Electoral Officer has asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to formally back his claims of voter list manipulation by su...
08 Aug, 2025, 12.47 PM IST
Template set for changes in Form 6 & 8 ahead of nationwide SIRThe Election Commission is piloting a significant change in Bihar, requiring new voters and those shifting from outside the state to provid...
15 Jul, 2025, 12.34 PM IST
Electoral roll must be updated to remove ineligible names, add new voters: ECThe Election Commission defends the need for a special intensive revision of electoral rolls, citing constitutional mandates and the dynami...
30 Jun, 2025, 04.37 PM IST
To improve purity of voters' list, EC to seek list of registered deaths from RGI electronicallyTo enhance the integrity of electoral rolls, the Election Commission will now receive death registration data electronically from the Regis...
01 May, 2025, 03.26 PM IST
Election Commission concludes largest engagement drive with political parties, holds 4,719 meetings nationwideThe Election Commission of India held 4,719 meetings with political parties nationwide, involving over 28,000 representatives. These meetin...
01 Apr, 2025, 02.30 PM IST
SC trashes plea against EC officials for not making 'clarificatory' changes in voter ID formsThe Supreme Court declined to consider a plea for contempt proceedings against Election Commission officials regarding the absence of "clar...
09 Feb, 2024, 07.14 PM IST
Will make 'clarificatory' changes in forms to say linking Aadhaar with voter ID optional, EC tells SCThe bench took note of the submissions of the lawyers for the poll panel that "the Aadhaar number was not mandatory under Rule 26-B of the ...
21 Sep, 2023, 07.25 PM IST
SC notice to Centre on plea against supply of electoral roll to candidatesIt alleged that the country had to bear a cost of about Rs 47.84 crore for printing electoral rolls and supplying it free of cost to the ca...
25 Oct, 2022, 01.42 PM IST
New Form 6B comes into effect, Delhi CEO appeals to electors to get Voter ID linked with AadhaarThe new form has been introduced with effect from August 1 "for collecting Aadhaar number of existing electors to authenticate the entries ...
01 Aug, 2022, 07.03 PM IST
Above 17 but not 18 yet? EC says you can register in advance to become a voterYoungsters above 17-years-old can now apply in advance to enroll their names in Voter’s list. The decision is taken with the aim to provide...
28 Jul, 2022, 03.57 PM IST
Election Commission extends time for filing claims and objections by ten days"With this announcement, claims and objections for inclusion, modifications and deletions may be filed at respective Polling Stations up to...
18 Sep, 2015, 09.46 PM IST
"National Voters' Day" obseved in NagalandNagaland joined country in observing "National Voters' Day" and pledging to uphold democratic traditions of the country and the dignity of ...
25 Jan, 2015, 05.13 PM IST